diff --git a/education/statistics/Sampling.md b/education/statistics/Sampling.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e916dd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/education/statistics/Sampling.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +(Ch 19, stat 1040) + +| Term | Definition | +| ---- | ---- | +| Qualitative | A descriptive value (red, blue, high, low) | +| Quantitative | A numerical value (7, 8, 9) | +| Population | The entire set of existing units that investigators wish to study | +| Sample | A portion or subset of the population | +| Parameter | A number that describes a characteristic of a population (*10%* of US senators voted for something) | +| | |